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3 'lucky to be alive' after plane crashes into home

A pilot and his passenger were injured Thursday when their single-engine private plane crashed into a house in the 2200 block of Broadmoor Lane in Columbus, just after 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

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Updated: 5:32 PM EDT Jul 25, 2013

3 'lucky to be alive' after plane crashes into home

A pilot and his passenger were injured Thursday when their single-engine private plane crashed into a house in the 2200 block of Broadmoor Lane in Columbus, just after 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

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Updated: 5:32 PM EDT Jul 25, 2013

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WEBVTT PLUMMETS FROM THE SKY... SLAMMING INTO A SOUTHERN INDIANA NEIGHBORHOOD. GOOD EVENING, I'M RICK VAN HOOSE. I'M VICKI DORTCH. TWO PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PILOT AS 81-YEAR-OLD GERALD CLAYTON... AND HIS PASSENGER WAS DENNIS KING. BOTH MEN WERE TAKEN TO AN INDIANAPOLIS HOSPITAL AFTER THE PLANE, WHICH WAS HOMEMADE FROM A KIT, CRASHED INTO A HOUSE NEAR THE COLUMBUS, INDIANA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S LEFT OF THE HOME FROM THE WLKY NEWSCHOPPER. MATT MCCUTCHEON SPOKE WITH WITNESSES. HE'S LIVE ON THE GROUND WITH THE LATEST... MATT? It was just an inferno it was blazing hot :04 Justin Baker is one several painters who were working at a home nearby who saw - and felt - everything unfold. They say they know something was wrong just listening to the single engine aircraft. Logan Eversman / witness 00- 15-51 Whenever it was passing over us we could hear it start sputtering and gears start grinding :06 Seconds later, the plane crashed into this one story home and a huge fire erupted, as seen in this eyewitness photo. Two people were inside the plane and suffered burns. One had to be airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital. Both were talking as they escaped the aircraft. Mike Bequeret was one of the painters who rushed to the scene help. 00-19-27 Mike Bequeret / witness I went over and check on the gentleman and by this time to work 3 other people walked up and we got him some cold out and white the blood out of his eye so he could see :10 Officers say the crash victim then had one priority. 00-12-09 matt Myers / Columbus police department His comments to us was that he knew he was fortunate to be alive he was thankful to be alive and was more concerned about his friend then he was himself :14 THE AIRPLANE INVOLVED WAS BUILT FROM A KIT... BUT EXPERTS SAY IT HAS A GOOD SAFETY RECORD. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE "EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION" SAYS THE

3 'lucky to be alive' after plane crashes into home

A pilot and his passenger were injured Thursday when their single-engine private plane crashed into a house in the 2200 block of Broadmoor Lane in Columbus, just after 9:30 a.m. Thursday.